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Collecting your own DNA sample is easy with the Beta Self-Collection™ Kit. Just follow these three simple steps:

1. Label the envelope.
Open the kit, and take out the appropriate sample collection envelope (for example, the “Alleged Father” or “Child” envelope). Fill in the envelope with the requested information.

2. Swab the mouth.
Open a packet of buccal swabs, and pull out a swab by its handle. Insert the swab into the mouth, and rub it against the inside of one cheek. Place the used swab into the paper envelope you just labeled. Repeat this process with the remaining swabs from the packet, using two swabs on the left cheek and two swabs on the right cheek. Seal the envelope after all four swabs have been placed in it.

Repeat the first two steps for each person to be tested.

3. Mail the samples back to Beta Paternity.
Once all the tested parties have been collected, put the sample envelopes back in the Beta Self-Collection™ Kit. Complete and sign the Client Information Form, indicating how you would like to receive your results and how you would like to pay for the test. Put the kit and the form inside the postage-paid Business Reply envelope, seal the envelope, and drop it in the mail. It’s that easy!

For more information about the sample collection process, please visit our Beta Self-Collection Kit™ pages. To order a free kit, you can use our online order form or call 1-800-798-3810.

Have you ever wondered if your twins are identical or fraternal? Or are you a twin who is curious about whether your counterpart is your identical counterpart? If so, Beta Paternity has a DNA test that can help.

Beta Paternity’s twin zygosity test examines the genetic profiles of twin siblings to determine whether they are identical or fraternal. Identical twins will have the same DNA profile, while fraternal twins will not. By comparing the siblings’ DNA markers, our expert analysts can tell with certainty what type of twins they are.

Identical twins have matching DNA profiles because they developed from a single zygote (one egg and one sperm cell) that split in two during its early development. Fraternal twins, in contrast, developed from two different zygotes—two eggs that were fertilized by two sperm cells. For this reason, the genetic profiles of fraternal twins can be as dissimilar as any non-twin siblings’ profiles can be.

Please visit our Twin Zygosity Testing page or call 1-800-798-3810 for more information about this DNA testing service.

Beta Paternity’s DNA paternity tests are 100% accurate. You can rely on our results.

To guarantee accurate results, we perform every paternity test twice. All the DNA samples we receive for a case are analyzed by two teams that work independently of one another. When they finish the tests, the teams compare their data and their results to make sure they match. This safeguard helps prevent the possibility of false exclusions—results that inaccurately state that the tested man is not the biological father of the tested child.

Another safeguard that helps us guarantee accurate results is our testing panel of 16-25 DNA markers. We always test a minimum of 16 DNA markers, including the 13 markers used for the FBI’s CODIS database. When we encounter a possible genetic mutation in a case, we can test up to 25 markers to ensure the test results are reliable.

For more information about our paternity test service, please visit our Home Paternity Testing page or call 1-800-798-3810.

Beta Paternity can do a lot more than paternity testing. We offer an array of DNA services—from family relationship DNA tests to DNA banking and profiling—to serve a variety of needs.

Our DNA testing services include:

• Paternity testing—testing performed to determine whether an alleged father is the biological father of a child
• Prenatal paternity testing—testing performed during a woman’s pregnancy to determine whether an alleged father is the biological father of the developing child
• Maternity testing—testing performed to determine whether an alleged mother is the biological mother of a child
• Grandparentage testing—testing performed to determine whether alleged grandparents are the biological grandparents of a child
• Siblingship testing—testing performed to determine whether two individuals are full siblings, half siblings, or not related at all
• Genetic reconstruction testing—testing performed to determine whether a child is biologically related to several members of an alleged father’s family
• Twin zygosity testing—testing performed to determine whether twins are identical or fraternal
• Viability testing—testing performed to determine whether an unusual sample, such as hair or a toothbrush, contains enough DNA to use in a paternity test or other DNA test
• DNA profiling—the creation of a genetic ID for an individual
• DNA banking—the storage of an individual’s DNA sample for possible future use in genetic testing

To learn more about any of the individual services offered by Beta Paternity, please visit our DNA Testing Services page.

A mother and child who are reunited after years of separation (through adoption, for example) may seek maternity testing to confirm their biological relatedness.

Maternity testing works in much the same way as paternity testing. Buccal swab samples are collected from the alleged mother and the child (and sometimes the father, if he is available). The samples are used to generate a DNA profile for each tested party, and the profiles are compared to see if they have the expected amount of DNA markers in common. A biologically related mother and child will share at least half of the same DNA markers.

A maternity test can produce one of two results: 99.99% (or higher) or 0%.

• A 99.99% (or higher) Probability of Maternity indicates that the alleged mother is the biological mother of the child.
• A 0% Probability of Maternity indicates that the alleged mother is not the biological mother of the child.

For more information about how Beta Paternity can help answer questions of maternity, please visit our Maternity Testing page.